The present invention provides an anchor to attach an artificial disc to
vertebral bodies. The artificial disc comprises a superior endplate and
an inferior endplate. A disc section extends between the endplates. The
superior endplate comprises a first wall defining a first cavity, the
first cavity to contain material to facilitate fusion of the superior
endplate to a superior vertebral body. Similarly, the inferior endplate
comprises a second wall defining a second cavity, the second cavity to
contain material to facilitate fusion of the superior endplate to a
superior vertebral body.